Being a student of EDS 100 (Psychological Foundations of Education) for the past couple of months has been really mind-extending to me. Well, who wouldn’t have a wider perspective on life and how people grow and develop after tackling so many beautiful theories, ranging from Piaget’s very cognitive schema building, to Vygotsky’s scaffolding, alongside Erikson’s …
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Diversity…in jazz
Diversity to me is key to creativity. I remember a couple of years ago, I was speaking to a master jazz bassist at a jazz club in Quezon City. He was like, “Jazzy, in jazz, there should always be a black element.” Earlier in college, I learned from an art professor that when all hues …
Putting it all together…
I was very fortunate working on an assignment with a group that tried to contribute as much input as they can. I understand that probably, most of us have been very busy with so many things whether school-related or not, and thankfully, we were able to finish and submit our manuscript on human development observations …
Through the Fire
I’d like to think of it as divine intervention. Whatever has kept me motivated to keep studying and working at the same time the past couple of months. Why am I saying that? Let’s take a look at my microsystems for the past few weeks. I had given up my condominium unit near my work …
Getting emotional with mathematics
SEL. Social-Emotional Learning. Doesn’t it sound wonderful? I’d say it’s “SELegant”. Yes it is a wonderful, elegant educational innovation. Young pupils who have enrolled in social-emotional learning have been shown to do better in school. Children are basically taught to manage their emotions, how not to be too emotional in dealing with other, how to …
My genes and me
Look at me now. I am almost 31. And most of the time, I don’t get to sleep that much. That has probably impacted my brain as a student who has a full-time job at the same time. I am not quite sure I can still handle lots of memorizing but I still am pretty …
What Surrounds Us
How children grow up to become beautiful adults is such a wonderful, awe-inspiring thing. I can imagine how parents are so happy seeing kids grow up and eventually becoming successful people in life. So what do I mean by success here? Success can probably be defined as related to quality of life. Good quality of …
The (Young) Adult that I Am
I’m not entirely sure how to call myself yet. I mean do I call myself a young adult or an emerging adult? I mean a couple of theorists might disagree in this particular area. Jeffrey Arnett tells us that this particular stage of psycho-social development is somewhere in the 20s age bracket (lumenlearning.com). Another theorist …
My Musical Ancestors
Hi, there! My name is Pharaway!
Feel at home. Make yourself comfortable. This is my writing kind of abode. Where I write, blog anything about my present course Psychological Foundations of Education as a UPOU student. Let me tell you that I am also a freelance jazz singer, and a full-time luxury holiday consultant, selling hotel memberships. You have got to …
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